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Saturday, June 10, 2017

IRCTC’s Maharaja Express Set for a Luxury Coast to Coast Train Ride on July 1, 2017

The Indian Railway Catering
and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has chalked
out an aggressive package on the luxury Maharajas' Express - Southern
Jewels and priced at a whopping Rs 5 lakh to over Rs 17 lakh.

Ironically, IRCTC officials
claimed that Southern Jewels is targeted at domestic travellers looking at
cheaper options.The
luxury train for five consecutive years,
Southern Jewels will take travellers to destinations like Chettinad,
Mahabalipuram, Mysuru, Hampi, Goa on the Konkan coast and Mumbai during its
8-day itinerary, said S.S. Jagannathan, general manager, IRCTC, South Zone.

"Though the
fares are high, our focus this time is domestic travellers who want to take a
royal journey. For the first time, we've introduced special break journey
offers during this special monsoon itinerary. Willing domestic travellers can
avail of the offer for two nights and three days on the train," said Jagannathan.

Asked about the costly fares, given thatGolden Chariot,
the other luxury train in the state, is struggling to survive, Jagannathan
said, "Everything on this train will give you a royal feel. From the
interiors to cutlery, each and every thing is designed to give a feel of how
royals live in Indian palaces. There is a special focus to bring in the best
brands for travellers. Infact, state government has been aggressively pushing
for such packages and Palace on Wheels is one such example from the government of
Rajasthan. "

Kishore Satya, manager, IRCTC Bengaluru said,
"I can't comment on trains run by the state government tourism department.
But we have been successfully running Maharajas' Express since 2010 and have a
pan-India demand for southern tourist destinations. Our focus is both Indian as
well as foreign travellers."